Do you get what you pay for?

Buy it, you'll like it. It won't be the last CRK&T you buy, trust me.

A few months ago I bought two CRK&T Mirages on a clearance special (less than $10 each) just to see what kind of quality the CRK&T knives had. I liked the Mirages enough that I now own five CRK&T knives, none of which I've paid over $27 for. The M16 is my next purchase.

Personally, I think CRK&T has some of the best knives commercially available when you consider the prices at which they're offered.
 
In general I do think you get exactly what you pay for. I would rather have one knife for 350.00 that I really admired than 10 for 35.00, because you soon have too many to use very often anyway. This does not mean you would not like the less expensive CRK&T knives. Just that in the long run they will probably not turn out to be your favorites. I have more knives than I need and not as many as I want. So I only want to add knives that really capture my attention. I think 20 years from now I will be glad I did. My post is not specific to CRK&T knives. They are good values for the money, I was just addressing the question of do you get what you pay for.
 
I think the CRK&T knives are good for the price, but generally speaking you do get what you pay for. CRK&T sets the standard for $50 knives, but a $50 knife is still a $50 knife.

A knife dealer once talked me into buying a CRK&T M-16, claiming it was just as good as the Benchmade I was about to buy. I like the M-16, but I still plan to buy a Benchmade, and I certainly don't agree with that knife dealer that the CRK&T is just as good as Benchmade.
 
CRKT makes great knives and have some of the best knife makers in the world designing their knives.
My favorites are the Mirage and the Bladelock--both great knives.

As for the AUS-6, there is'nt anything wrong with this steel at all. It takes a very keen edge and it's much easier to sharpen than alot of exotic steels (albeit more often).

But the best thing about CRKT knives is that you will not mind actually using them!
There are certain knives that are "collector pieces" that you would'nt want to scratch or ruin the finish, and then there are "everyday-down-and-dirty-work-knives"!
That's one of the main reasons that I like Buck, Camillus, and Schrade (as well as CRKT)...
I can use (and even abuse) those knives and know that I'm not out alot of money if I damage them.

Good luck,
Allen.
 
though the CRKT companion is a helluve deal, it aint much of a necker, just too big imho - also the sheaths SUCK, but a custom is only $25 or so.....

as far as getting what ya pay for, it just depends on the model - i dont think for a fixed blade ya can beat a companion for $30 or so (have seen them for as low as $28) even if ya gotta buy a new sheath, which, believe me, ya will, sooner or later lol

$$ really comes into play w/folders imho, its hard to get a real quality folder for less than $75 or so - the 800 AFCK offered by www.newgraham.com jumps to mind - but imho usually ya gotta spend $100 or so for a good folder (ie buck/strider, BM 800,710,REKAT, MT LCC, etc)

of course the CRKT KFF is a good one though, just check the lock well before ya depend on it imho

ya just gotta do some homework to make your $$ stretch as far as it can w/good high quality products imho

sifu
 
Originally posted by SIFU1A
... but imho usually ya gotta spend $100 or so for a good folder ...
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Well, I know you said "IMO" and all, but... How about Cold Steel? How about Spyderco? How about a number of other manufacturers that produce extremely high quality products in the $35-$80 range?

There are a lot of trendy knives out there in the $100 range. Whether they work any better for the task at hand than a $35 knife is completely subjective to the end user.

-- PG
 
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